Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-07-22
WEss1NGTON SPRINGS.

washington Springs is the county
seat OF Jerauld county. The town was
Plated in May 1888, and IS one of the
most delightful health and pleasure
resorts III the west. 1t is beautifully
situated at the foot of the Washington
llllls which afford it ample protection
1rom the storms from the. north and
west. On the east Is the famous Fire
steel valley, Some twelve nlllss wide,
and stretching away to the north and
south as far as the eye can reach : one
vast leTe! pspanse, and the view is bro
Zen only byfarm hps,ses and fields of
waving grain. Il
High UP in the hillside is located the
famous Washington Spring from which
tho town is named. 1t is several rods
in diameter and the water is clear and
cold. Pipes run from the'sprina'to the
village, carrying thswater and With a
very small expenseWessingtJn Springs
might have as fine a asYstem of water
works as any city in'she Tnitpll States.
a little creek COURSES It's way down
from the spring through as delightful
a little valley as we ever saw. We had
the pleasure of visiting this lovely lit
tie spot on the Both of last May; and
was delighted with the plAce. Beneath
the shade trees which abound on all
sides and overhang the creek, the peo-
pie have built delightful rustic seats,
bridges, &c. The little creek itself is a
marvel of beauty. At one place the
wateg falls perpendioular1y solne eight
or ten feet and at the foot of the fall
are two springs. That on the right
containing iron, while that on the left
is impregnated with Sulphur, Neither
is unpleasant to taste, While both are
entirely different from the water that
comes from the big spring above and
pours along over the fall.
by reference to the map of Dakota it
will be seen that Jerauld county is on
ly touched in one corner by railroad
the Hastings 4 Dakota division of the
G. NJ. 4 St. r. passing through the NE
corner, but another road has recently
been surveyed, the line running west
from Woonsocket to point some four
miles south Of Washington Springs,
where it passes through the Hills and
then runs southwest. Another line
has been surveyed running from Huron
to Washington Springs and on to the
Southwest. 1t is only question of a
year or two, or possibly only a few
months, before Jerauld county will
have railroad connections with the East
and the great grain-market Of the
Northwest = Duluth. " .
washington Springs contains:
Two general stores, one hardware
store, one blacksmith and carpenter
shop, one blacksmith and wagon shop,
two hotels, two banks. two newspapers,
one drug store, two doctors, one attor-
ney.
On the hillside, three-fourths of a
mile north west of town is a valuable
sandstone quarry, about 100 acres in
extent and over 100 feet deep. The stone
crops out on the surface, is easily OBJ
tained, works easily and is as fine build
ing stone as can he found. The quarry
is owned by =. L. Smith and Albert
Gunderson, who are developing it. With
the advent OF the railroad this quarry
will at once become q source of great
wealth, not only to the owners but to
the town and county, as it will give
constant employment to a large force
of men.
Educational and religious matters
have not been neglected. A good pub
lie school is maintained, a neat Method
ist church has been erected, and the
Congregational denomination are soon
to erect a house of worship. The Free
Methodlsts OF South Dakota have locat
ed their academy at this place, and will
this season erect building at cost of
several thousand dollars.
;, No better land can be found in Da-
kota than that Of Jerauld county and
it can be bought very low, the price
running from 81 to S12 an acre, and in
some cases accomplishments may be
bought at much lower price. AS
soon as the railroad comes, this land
will double and threble in value in a
few months. Now is good time to
invest in real estate in .Jerauld county.
Parties wishing full particulars are re-
terred to Albert Gunderson, a reliable
land agent located at Washington
Springs. Mr.. Gunderson is an old set
tier and is fully acquainted with all
parts Of the county. We take pleasure
in Recommending him to our readers.
Dakota immigration Journal.
PROCEEDINGS.
(CoNyINUED FROM LAST WEEK.)
Iulv 10Th 'S7 The board of county